Welcome home! Please contact lincoln@icrontic.com if you have any difficulty logging in or using the site. New registrations must be manually approved which may take several days. Can't log in? Try clearing your browser's cookies.
Just for fun: the random, useless announcements thread!
Well done Andy Murray...! I doubted you. I thought you would bottle it. I was so wrong. Your Scottish heart was staunch..and my Anglo-Welsh heart salutes you.
Well done Andy Murray...! I doubted you. I thought you would bottle it. I was so wrong. Your Scottish heart was staunch..and my Anglo-Welsh heart salutes you.
Absolutely phenomenal final. Djokovic threw everything he could, at Murray, and the guy just hit back with everything he had, and then some. Superb match!
He didn't flinch did he. Didn't waver. Completely committed to each serve and each return..In the zone..hats off to him. I loved the bit after the match where he didn't realise that his mum was behind him until he heard her...
My grandpa turned 89 (90 according to the Chinese style of age counting), and he's made it through 3 bouts of cancer over the years. Just finished his last chemotherapy treatment for the most current cancer diagnosis... pretty inspiring.
I finally ordered the kyanite stone pendant I wanted. I wont arive till the 18th to 24th though. Its comin from Hong Kong :-/
I have grown old and senile apparently. I once knew my rocks and minerals very well (I loved geology), but kyanite doesn't ring a bell! I looked it up on Google though and it looks a lovely blue color...
I finally ordered the kyanite stone pendant I wanted. I wont arive till the 18th to 24th though. Its comin from Hong Kong :-/
I have grown old and senile apparently. I once knew my rocks and minerals very well (I loved geology), but kyanite doesn't ring a bell! I looked it up on Google though and it looks a lovely blue color...
It is. Im sooooo excited. Its a teardrop shape. Ready so I can put it on a chain. Yay!!!
My first born child has obtained a drivers license. Job, license, kinda-girlfriend, checking account, college on the horizon. Constant letting go. But I tell you those minutes between when he leaves and when he texts that he arrived safely are some serious clinging for me right now, lol.
My first born child has obtained a drivers license. Job, license, kinda-girlfriend, checking account, college on the horizon. Constant letting go. But I tell you those minutes between when he leaves and when he texts that he arrived safely are some serious clinging for me right now, lol.
The next stage is finding yourself in the vacated bedroom looking at the empty bed..sob. I used to find the words of a 1950's song going round my head ' I wonder how a mother knows what baby tries to say how little children learn to walk..and one day walk away '..
Its painful. It does pass...enjoy each day now as it comes.
@karasti - perhaps you might know of this band (they live up your way) --- but you reminded me of this song by Low (with Alan Sparhawk & Mimi Parker's baby daughter happily squealing in the studio) ... perhaps lending some expression to the internal contradiction of loving your child dearly and yet at the same time not wanting them to grow up:
IN METAL
Filling holes with tiny sounds Shining from the inside out Picture of you where it began In metal In metal
Partly hate to see you grow And just like your baby shoes Wish I could keep your little body In metal In metal
The song reminds me of what Thich Nhat Hanh says-- that without impermanence, your child couldn't grow!
That's great, thanks, @riverflow! @Citta He is my oldest, but I have 2 younger kids. In all, they are 16, almost 11 and almost 5, so I have many years to ease into kid's moving out. But I have no doubt each one leaves the house emptier. It'll be interesting to see how it goes. My mom said she felt like someone died when we left, which seems pretty dramatic to me, but we'll see. She was divorced by that time, hopefully by the time all the kids have moved out I'll still be married. and I'll still always have my tortoise, who will likely outlive me!
Not exactly a Zen garden, but it will nevertheless make a lovely spot for morning tea under the pine trees. Birds however, concern me somewhat... (anyone ever see Mel Brooks' High Anxiety? LOL)
I bought a moped today, little 50cc thing. Now all I have to do is overcome my fear of accidentally giving it too much throttle and running into something.
I want to permanently move to Maine or Vermont or some other quaint, quiet, nature-filled New England-esque state. Probably will never happen, but I figure if I type it out loud, it may happen some day. I've always talked about moving up there since I was in my early 20's, but the ex wouldn't have it. Now my friend would like to, but if he ever decided on it, it would probably be in another 20 years. Blah.
Also, the Tibetan singing and offering bowls I order this past Friday are already at my PO BOX! That was FAST!
OMG! Just received my package (as above) and everything is so wonderful. They will be lovely items/offerings for my altar. Also, the company was kind enough to wrap the singing bowl in a prayer shawl/scarf! How awesome is that?
ETA: OMG!! AAAAAaaaannnndddd I just received my OTHER package that I ordered that has dharma DVD's/books and incense and all that good stuff! Opening now. *yay!*
Everything is awesome! I can't decide what first to do-- read or watch some of the DVD's or go upstairs and light some incense and do my offering bowls. I'm in dharma overload. Great early bday gifts to myself! Should have done this years ago.
I normally don't get excited about anything material-wise, but receiving things like this just feel "right." It's hard to explain. It's something useful and special; something I like to celebrate. If I had the money, I'd buy everyone on here one of each.
Uh oh, now I've got the kid in a candy store syndrome!
I just got an email from my flute maker. He has completed my flute and he will mail it to me this week. He sent pics, and it looks more gorgeous than I could've imagined:
Uh oh, now I've got the kid in a candy store syndrome!
I just got an email from my flute maker. He has completed my flute and he will mail it to me this week. He sent pics, and it looks more gorgeous than I could've imagined:
Very nice! Congrats.... I am waiting for a book on Adobe Photoshop, myself, eager for it to get here....
It's hot and humid, and we're going to the beach! It'll probably be the only day of the year where we near 90, so I plan to spend it outside in the sun.
It's hot and humid, and we're going to the beach! It'll probably be the only day of the year where we near 90, so I plan to spend it outside in the sun.
Have fun at the beach! But I must ask... "only day of the year"...? Please tell me where you live so I can move there, too. We are in the midst of at 90+ heatwave this week with no break in sight. I can't wait for the 70 degree weather again. I live in a really big old home with no central air and only about half of the windows are operational (i.e. they aren't painted shut or missing screens). We do have one room with a window A/C unit, but it still doesn't prevent dealing with the heat moving about the house. Since it's an older, larger home, it takes a long time to cool down in the summer and hard time to heat up in the winter. So if it's 90 degrees outside, it's more like 100 inside. I miss my tiny 2nd floor condo with the awesome insulated windows/low energy bills and central heating/cooling.
LOL we live in far north east MN, about 12 miles from the Ontario border. We don't get above 85 very often, and above 90 very rarely. Usually a few times in July, but this is the first time we've gotten close and the next week looks much cooler, highs in the 70s which is more average. But our winter lasts from November to April, sometimes longer. This past year it was more like October to May, LOL.
@Karasti -- That's awesome... well, I guess it's awesome if you like the wintertime weather! Like I said earlier in this thread, I've just been wanting to move towards Canada (but stay on the US east coast side, i.e. VT, ME) for the longest time. Last summer and this summer are just building a case for me to just do it already because I do not like the sun and/or the heat. I am sun-ophobic and am as pasty white as a person can be. I'd rather be bundled up in layers of clothes in the wintertime than running around all hot and sticky in the summer. Ick! Plus my one dog has a thyroid issue and she's hot and having a meltdown if the temperature goes above 75 for some reason. Poor thing.
0
zombiegirlbeating the drum of the lifelessin a dry wastelandVeteran
I got to meet one of my favorite goalies, Erin McLeod (Canada's main GK), at a soccer game last week. She was super friendly and even took a picture with us. I was mostly just proud of myself for not saying anything embarrassing. I also got Shannon Boxx's autograph, who is practically a legend as well as an Olympic gold medalist who plays for the US Women's National Team.
zombiegirlbeating the drum of the lifelessin a dry wastelandVeteran
@Jeffrey Nope. Sports were never my thing. But as I've gotten older, women's soccer is literally the only sport I enjoy watching. Hockey is okay, but anything else, I really dislike. It could be because I really enjoyed watching the US Women's National Team, so because they distributed the players across the league, I frequently find myself loving both of the teams playing. It really gets rid of that ugly ultra-competitive spirit that I hate in other sports and even the players tend to be more kind to each other.
In case anyone else is interested, the NWSL is the new incarnation of the America's women's soccer league that just started this year after the demise of the WPS in 2012 due to lack of funding. The NWSL streams almost all of the games for free on their youtube channel. You know... just getting the word out...
Very useful work announcement: They have decided to 'cancel' our last 2 furlough days. Yeah! First full pay check in 3 months!
I worked hard and scored all 5's on my evaluation... however, Congress feels us at the bottom shouldn't get our award bonus. Union is fighting like hell...but I think it's a wrap.....The top guys already got theirs... ain't that the way?
Another announcement: Since I wont be getting that 'huge' bonus check of $350 ( before taxes).. I wont be very productive tomorrow....just sayin'......hahaha
Yes, I realize there needs to be spending control and budget cut needs...I just feel that the employees doing the work, collecting, bringing in the actual revenue thats paying the bills and the people dealing with an upset public is not the area that needs the most attention when it comes to these issues.
My pointless announcement: I don't think I like Vajrayana Buddhism anymore (no offense meant to the practitioners of it). This always happens to me. I am like 95% "there" in terms of being committed, and then I find out something which totally turns me off to said thing and there I go, a'changin' plans once more. With this, I nearly have an actual altar set up and have been getting into the teachings/rituals, then I finally receive confirmation about some disturbing things in relation to my involvement with it. Fears/suspicions confirmed. *gripe* Shoulda stuck to Ajahn Brahm/Thai Forest Tradition from the get-go.
Storms. It has been raining for 4 hours (2.2 inches in the gauge so far) and I love it. It is an end, for now, of the oppressive heat and humidity for an area where 90% of the people don't have AC. We had 3 days of 90 degree weather in a row, and that hasn't happened since 2001! @SillyPutty the house next door is for rent...;)
I love to sleep when it's raining and storming!
Oh! And my 5 year anniversary (of marriage to my hubby) is in 2 weeks, and for fun we try to stick to the themes. This year is wood and/or silverware. I ordered an awesome picnic basket and will go on a splendid picnic for our anniversary. Can't wait! The basket finally arrived today. I do love a picnic.
I did a lot of re-arranging today and acquired new outdoor items. I brought the outdoor table and chair inside in an area that will now serve as a reading and listening area (the stereo, which you can't see clearly in these photos, rests on the short bookshelf there. The chairs feel surprisingly comfortable.
I bought a new bench for the outdoors area and I've made a makeshift birdbath with stones in it. The bench, two pots and wee little metal stand cost only $54 USD total! (the bench alone original had the price of $180)
The last photo shows my view from the bench. But you cannot see here the building just a few feet away from my apartment which caught fire a couple weeks ago (just to the right). The fire did more damage on the other side.
I will have hell to pay with my back tomorrow. And at the moment, it simply feels too humid to enjoy it my new chill out spot...!
My step sister got married. First of all the wedding was so cool. The theme was detroit sports teams and everyone was wearing a jersey especially the wedding party. There were many detailed and original decorations all over the place such as a watermelon designed like a football helmet and other melons like baseballs etc. The groom had worked at the local professional baseball field making special things for parties. There was a drink holder called a coozy (foam beer can holder) with a card inside at each place setting. The card you scribed advice for the bride and groom and then put them in a pinata of a football along with the bride and groom vows. One year anniversary the bride and groom will read them. I put a little piece about how anger distorts vision and to slow down when you are really angry.
I had a great time and had a few beers. Surprise I am not a perfect Buddhist. I got a dance with my stepsister and I told her how happy I was to share this time with them and wish her good fortune.
When to get a pedicure for the first time 7 months. My feet went in there feeling fine, now it appears the supposed hangnail on my big toe that the nail tech tried to cut out has now left the area sore, purple, and obviously infected. My announcement? I'm realllly grumpy today.
LOL @SillyPutty I love that one, makes me laugh every time.
Going to try to get out berry picking today. We pick juneberries (aka service berry) blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries. The blueberries should be in their prime right now and my secret spot is usually all mine! Berry picking is serious business here and no one shares their locations with anyone else, lol.
3
federicaSeeker of the clear blue sky...Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubtModerator
ANNOUNCEMENT:
This particular Moderator is getting heartily sick and tired of CONSTANTLY having to place new threads into their correct categories/sub-forums because people have the annoying habit and constant, irritating tendency to create a new discussion then hit submit - WITHOUT THINKING ABOUT WHICH CATEGORY THE DISCUSSION SHOULD GO UNDER!!!
Comments
I doubted you. I thought you would bottle it.
I was so wrong. Your Scottish heart was staunch..and my Anglo-Welsh heart salutes you.
Djokovic threw everything he could, at Murray, and the guy just hit back with everything he had, and then some. Superb match!
I loved the bit after the match where he didn't realise that his mum was behind him until he heard her...
I used to find the words of a 1950's song going round my head
' I wonder how a mother knows what baby tries to say
how little children learn to walk..and one day walk away '..
Its painful. It does pass...enjoy each day now as it comes.
@Citta He is my oldest, but I have 2 younger kids. In all, they are 16, almost 11 and almost 5, so I have many years to ease into kid's moving out. But I have no doubt each one leaves the house emptier. It'll be interesting to see how it goes. My mom said she felt like someone died when we left, which seems pretty dramatic to me, but we'll see. She was divorced by that time, hopefully by the time all the kids have moved out I'll still be married. and I'll still always have my tortoise, who will likely outlive me!
Not exactly a Zen garden, but it will nevertheless make a lovely spot for morning tea under the pine trees. Birds however, concern me somewhat... (anyone ever see Mel Brooks' High Anxiety? LOL)
Also, the Tibetan singing and offering bowls I order this past Friday are already at my PO BOX! That was FAST!
ETA: OMG!! AAAAAaaaannnndddd I just received my OTHER package that I ordered that has dharma DVD's/books and incense and all that good stuff! Opening now. *yay!*
Everything is awesome! I can't decide what first to do-- read or watch some of the DVD's or go upstairs and light some incense and do my offering bowls. I'm in dharma overload.
I just got an email from my flute maker. He has completed my flute and he will mail it to me this week. He sent pics, and it looks more gorgeous than I could've imagined:
http://www.runningrawaroundaustralia.com/
In case anyone else is interested, the NWSL is the new incarnation of the America's women's soccer league that just started this year after the demise of the WPS in 2012 due to lack of funding. The NWSL streams almost all of the games for free on their youtube channel. You know... just getting the word out...
damn, now ill never get to be cool
I just wanted to be one of the cool kids
guys can i be cool? please?
is flattery a word?
They have decided to 'cancel' our last 2 furlough
days. Yeah! First full pay check in 3 months!
I worked hard and scored all 5's on my evaluation...
however, Congress feels us at the bottom shouldn't
get our award bonus. Union is fighting like hell...but
I think it's a wrap.....The top guys already got theirs...
ain't that the way?
Another announcement: Since I wont be getting that
'huge' bonus check of $350 ( before taxes)..
I wont be very productive tomorrow....just sayin'......hahaha
Yes, I realize there needs to be spending control and
budget cut needs...I just feel that the employees doing
the work, collecting, bringing in the actual revenue thats
paying the bills and the people dealing with an upset public is not
the area that needs the most attention when it comes
to these issues.
*steps down off soapbox*
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/09/irs-bonuses-_n_3568252.html
Many thanks to Monty Levenson's craft at Tai Hei Shakuhachi.
I love to sleep when it's raining and storming!
Oh! And my 5 year anniversary (of marriage to my hubby) is in 2 weeks, and for fun we try to stick to the themes. This year is wood and/or silverware. I ordered an awesome picnic basket and will go on a splendid picnic for our anniversary. Can't wait! The basket finally arrived today. I do love a picnic.
I bought a new bench for the outdoors area and I've made a makeshift birdbath with stones in it. The bench, two pots and wee little metal stand cost only $54 USD total! (the bench alone original had the price of $180)
The last photo shows my view from the bench. But you cannot see here the building just a few feet away from my apartment which caught fire a couple weeks ago (just to the right). The fire did more damage on the other side.
I will have hell to pay with my back tomorrow. And at the moment, it simply feels too humid to enjoy it my new chill out spot...!
I had a great time and had a few beers. Surprise I am not a perfect Buddhist. I got a dance with my stepsister and I told her how happy I was to share this time with them and wish her good fortune.
Going to try to get out berry picking today. We pick juneberries (aka service berry) blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries. The blueberries should be in their prime right now and my secret spot is usually all mine! Berry picking is serious business here and no one shares their locations with anyone else, lol.
This particular Moderator is getting heartily sick and tired of CONSTANTLY having to place new threads into their correct categories/sub-forums because people have the annoying habit and constant, irritating tendency to create a new discussion then hit submit - WITHOUT THINKING ABOUT WHICH CATEGORY THE DISCUSSION SHOULD GO UNDER!!!